पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 29, 2017 CE
Also observed today
- मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
- परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Rohiṇī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śobhana |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Gara |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 14.83° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 50.64° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 40.91° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 0.88° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 171.15° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 335.88° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 243.11° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:13 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:58 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:06 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 07:07 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 21:51 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 45 Mins 15 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 14 Mins 45 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:23 – 04:18 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:04 – 05:13 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:38 – 12:33 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:23 – 15:18 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:46 – 19:10 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:58 – 19:33 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:43 – 20:28 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:38 – 00:33 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:39 – 10:22 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:49 – 15:32 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:13 – 06:56 |
| Varjyam | 05:47 – 06:09 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:25 – 08:53 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 05:13 – 06:56 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:56 – 08:39 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:39 – 10:22 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:22 – 12:06 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 12:06 – 13:49 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:49 – 15:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 15:32 – 17:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 17:15 – 18:58 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 18:58 – 20:15 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 20:15 – 21:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 21:32 – 22:49 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:49 – 00:06 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 00:06 – 01:22 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:22 – 02:39 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:39 – 03:56 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:56 – 05:13 (auspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5119 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869407.27 |
| Julian Day | 2457872.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.0950° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 33.06° |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0950°), declination 14.47°, EoT 2.64 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2017-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0950°), declination 14.47°, EoT 2.64 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2017-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)